In a cheeky digital prank, Seattle’s crosswalk buttons were hacked to broadcast faux messages from Jeff Bezos, revealing the absurdity of wealth inequality in hilarious fashion. Who needs a real voice?

While the Bezos prank turned Seattle’s crosswalks into a street theater of tech satire, it also ignited viral online debate about billionaire tax avoidance and “wealth gap activism.” The city’s tech hub reputation became meme fodder, with TikTokers dubbing it “Silicon Sidewalks.”